Brabant (1507-20) florin d'or Fr-52
The first specimen was lot 3578 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$822 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Brabant, Herzogtum Charles V. 1506-1555. Florin d'or (1507/1520), Antwerpen. Sehr schön. (Belgium, duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, gold florin of 1507-20, Antwerp mint, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1074 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €550 (about US$802 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AV florin d'or au saint Philippe, s.d. (1507-1520), Anvers. E onciaux. D/ Saint Philippe deb. de f., ten. devant lui l'écu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Croix fleuronnée cantonnée de deux lis et deux couronnes, un lion en coeur. Avec DVCV'BVRG'B' au revers. Flan large. Petit éclat sur la tranche. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, undated gold florin of St. Philip, Antwerp mint, with uncial E. Obverse: St. Philip standing, the arms of Austria-Burgundy before him; reverse: floriate cross cantonned with two lilies and two crowns and a lion at the center. Large planchet, small rim nick, Very Fine.)"
The third specimen was lot 986 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €600 (about US$750 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AV florin d'or au saint Philippe, s.d. (1507-1520), Anvers. E latins. D/ Saint Philippe deb. de f., ten. devant lui l'écu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Croix fleuronnée cantonnée de deux couronnes et deux lis, un lion en coeur. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, undated half florin of St. Philip, Antwerp mint, with Latin E. Obverse: St. Philip facing, bearing a long cross, before him the Gospels and the crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: floriate cross cantonned with two lilies and two crowns, with a lion at the center. Slightly weakly struck, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This coin is variously catalogued as a goldgulden or a florin and was roughly equal to a ducat.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, gold, the first specimen is 3.31 g, the second and third specimen 3,29 g.
Catalog reference: v. Gelder-Hoc 169-1, Delm-93, W. 631; V.H. 200, Fr-52.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
- [3]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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